The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 12, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
4:16 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1797
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 125.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 37.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 7.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.70° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.76° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.